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Texas' abortion ban architect is now taking aim at 'homosexual behavior'

Jessica Levinson

'Rank vigilantism' of first application of Texas abortion ban invites court challenge

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Trump Big Lie Republicans positioning themselves to administer future elections

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The glaring problem with DeSantis' choice for Florida surgeon general

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DeSantis ‘anti-vaccine mandate’ event turned anti-vaccine real quick

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The Beat with Ari

Mary Trump says Trump's suit against her is 'desperation' over legal 'walls closing in'

Bob Woodward: Trump's very existence in White House was a national security crisis

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Hospitals flooded by the unvaccinated forced to curb care even for some non-Covid patients

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GOP offers no votes while blaming Democrats as U.S. default looms

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Ex-FDA chief: Delta wave may be 'last major surge' of Covid

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Rep. Cuellar: Migrants not covered by asylum laws must be sent back to Haiti, Northern Triangle

05:24

How Bob Woodward ended up writing 'Peril' with Robert Costa

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'We need to go big': Biden pledges 500 million new Covid vaccine doses to low-income countries

Former President Donald Trump points to supporters after speaking in Phoenix on July 24, 2021.

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Former U.S. attorney: Giuliani, Powell and Lindell are in a 'world of hurt'

06:47

'Try us': Jayapal makes clear House Progressives aren't bluffing on infrastructure

02:29

Man with Covid changes mind about vaccine just before dying

07:36

'Release the hounds': Ransomware attacks prompt calls for aggressive U.S. cyber response

07:48

Rep. Bush: I won't vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill before reconciliation

02:16

'No one was laughing' at Biden's U.N. speech (unlike Trump's)

02:02

Trump is reportedly trying to dethrone Mitch McConnell

07:59

Trump's legal hurricane: Insider expects 'more indictments' amid new evidence

10:34

Why Ron DeSantis is going all in on monoclonal antibodies

10:50

New details from Woodward, Costa reveal the truth about Trump's final days in office

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08:18

Presidential historian: Biden is 'incredibly lucky' to have Dr. Jill Biden as a partner

03:16

Tucker Carlson has a bonkers new Covid vaccine conspiracy theory

02:02

Trump is reportedly trying to dethrone Mitch McConnell

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boring is good

Why Biden's U.N. speech was his 'Freebird'

Hayes Brown
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Gabrielle Petito.

Gabby Petito

Gabby Petito's case underscores how easy it is to hide the darkest parts of our lives

Katie S. Phang
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lean out

LulaRoe's exploitative, conservative, anti-feminist beginnings foretold its messy end

Emma Gray
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IMage: Then-President Donald Trump walks to Marine One from the White House in 2017.

none above the law

Evidence against Trump is overwhelming. But we need a special prosecutor to prove it.

Richard W. Painter
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Image: Then-President Donald Trump is reflected on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office at the White House in 2019.

Abuse of Power

Democrats have unveiled a sweeping reform package that condemns Trump

Zeeshan Aleem
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ouch

Durham's Russia investigation ends not with a bang — but with a whimper

Barbara McQuade
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total recall

We have some great news for the people trying to destroy democracy

Jessica Levinson
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Photo illustration: A gold trophy with a hand holding a protest sign over it sitting on a pedestal and melting.

Reality TV vs. Reality

CBS's 'The Activist' is paying the price for completely misreading its audience

Hayes Brown
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black queer excellence

Black queer men are rarely glorified in pop culture. Lil Nas X is changing that.

Zach Stafford
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blinken's blinders

Antony Blinken is the ultimate Biden loyalist. Biden left him out to dry.

Noah Rothman

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Bush was reading to my class when he found out about 9/11. Here's how it changed my life.

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Stephanie Ruhle recalls frantic search for colleagues as her industry was 'decimated' on 9/11

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I served the GOP for 20 years. The demise of democracy doesn't have 'both sides.'

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America's next mass migration could be underway. You can thank air conditioning.

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The last American election? 2020 and the rise of the anti-democrats

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How white supremacists are trying to fight the 'American evolution'

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America's new reality can feel frightening. Here's why I'm still optimistic.

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Meeting Bush taught me a lot about the presidency. So did watching Trump.

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The call that changed my career — and the future of cable news

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How America's two-party system stands in the way of a true democracy

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The GOP's ride back to reality will speed up with every presidential election they lose

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America's paid family leave situation is a scandal — and frankly insane

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Why Wall Street's big guy has continued to win — big time

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Trump is gone, but the cruel legacy of America's immigration crisis remains

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Can America's least democratic institution continue to protect democracy?

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The future of child care is the future of America. Covid proved it.

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Much has changed in America in 25 years. Too much has not.

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Why Trump's rebranded form of populism may have a silver lining — for Democrats

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2020 was one of the most disruptive years in history. 2021 is testing us on another level.

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Why gender equality is more than a right

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Peace in the Middle East may have to happen without America

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America must learn to fight for its veterans as hard as they do for us

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How to recognize America's greatest sins — and repay its greatest debts

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The dramatic rise of America's nationalized political culture

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